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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1961
Page
7
Valuation of building permits filed in 1960 dropped below the one million dollar threshold for the first time in three years, totaling 894 785 for the year. The drop is driven by a decline in new residences with 29 new home permits valued at 520 000, while additions and remodeling added 374 785. June was the peak month with 29 permits totaling 229 050. December had only four permits but 17 795 in value.
Fire officials say a faulty flue caused a Sunday early morning blaze at the David Jones home on Salem Road. The Plains and Richland Area Fire Brigade volunteers responded. 18 firefighters arrived, keeping the fire contained to a partition and ceiling and under control by the time of arrival. Damages are estimated at 500 dollars.
Mrs. Alvin Walls 66 formerly of Athens County died after a heart attack at University Hospital Ann Arbor She was native of Albany daughter of Char les and Harriett Bailes Bobo A sister Norah Jones preceded her Surviving are her husband two brothers Earl and Lonie Bobo a sister Wilbur Baughman Services set for 1 p m Wednesday at Hamlet and Haas funeral home Detroit with burial there Wilbur Baughman and Lonie Bobo attended the service in Detroit
Admission and discharge list for Shelterin g Arms Hospital includes numerous residents from Athens and surrounding areas. Names appear with routes and family details. multiple births noted and several discharges listed.
Norman Armbruster, 32, of 34 First Street, was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad Sunday after receiving a deep laceration to his right hand while opening a garage door at his home.
Albany officials announced the third six weeks honor roll. Robert Harrison named 63 students across grades nine to twelve including Naomi Bigony, Donna Castle, Sharon Brooks, Pete Clark, Martha Bigony, Donna Allen, Linda Woodyard, Danny Smith, and Roy Knappe among others.
Two drivers arrested by the State Highway Patrol pleaded guilty in Municipal Court. Thomas W. Atkin, 19, Athens, was fined 15 dollars and costs for speeding. Conrad M. Zimmerman, 20, New Marshfield, was fined 5 dollars and costs for driving an unsafe vehicle. 3 dollars of the fine suspended and he placed on one day probation.
Francis A Bonar 62 of Glouster Route 8 was fined 15 dollars plus costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty to a city police charge of reckless operation.
Frank Alton Poston an Ames native and longtime Jehovahs Witness from 1903 until his death died Sunday in Columbus. He leaves three nieces and two nephews, his wife Millen Jennings Poston having died in 1958. Funeral Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Hughes funeral home, burial in West Union Street cemetery. Friends may call after Tuesday noon.
The General Adjustment Bureau of Athens announces LeRoy Shamel is promoted to manager of the New Philadelphia branch effective February 1. Shamel has served 40 years with the Athens office and lives at 20 Oak Street. Kenneth Kramer of Cincinnati will replace him.
Mansfield driver Philip W. Stritzinger 24 was cited for failing to yield after a two car crash at the corner of E State and Lash St. Sunday. He entered Lash St the wrong way and struck Laura Rosenberg 46 of Athens in the other vehicle.
Common Pleas Court petition filed by James Frank lin Barnhart of Athens against Helen Agnes Barnhart of Nelson ville Route 2 cites gross neglect. Married in September 1948 at The Plains, the couple have four minor children.
Robert Keith Kirkendall age 29 of New Martinsville West Virginia an engineer and Gail Rose Maiden age 19 of Nelsonville obtain a marriage license. Donald Poston age 26 of The Plains laborer and Sharon Poston age 23 of The Plains also obtain a license.
Athens County's January term grand jury opened this morning to review 37 cases. Jurors named include Pauline Cruikshank, Nellie Brookins, C. C. McCafferty, Ida Duskey, Betty Johnson, and others from Chauncey Nelsonville Athens Amesville The Plains New Marshfield Trimble. A total of 81 witnesses were summoned to appear before the panel. Deliberation on a first degree murder charge is not scheduled until Tuesday.
Four drivers forfeited bonds Monday in Municipal Court for failure to appear on charges from the State Highway Patrol and city police. Ronald M. Beecher of Columbus posted $41, Robert Dale Johnson of Parkersburg $21, and Robert R. Newcomb of Toledo $21 forfeited for speeding. Frederick Edson Brown of Columbus forfeited a $25 bond on an unsafe operation charge.
Norman William Rogers, 31, Albany, was fined Monday in a Ma plea on two city police counts. He faced charges of being in physical control of a car while intoxicated and received a $125 fine plus costs, six days in jail, and four months driving rights suspension. He was fined $10 and costs for having no operator's permit, with both fines suspended on 15 days' probation.
James L. Scott alleges Rolland B. Swart caused an April 1960 traffic crash injuring him. Swart contests the claim and seeks dismissal, denying negligence. The Common Pleas Court judgment totaled $22,500. Swart filed an answer this week denying the charges.
City police said there is no progress in the search for a station wagon stolen from Angelo's Pizza House last week while it was parked. Investigators urged anyone with information to contact the department.
State Highway patrol logged three Sunday crashes in Ohio towns. In Shade Township two cars head on injuring four, all treated and released from Sheltering Arms Hospital. Names include Dorothy Coen 48 and Bernice Goldsberry 47, plus passengers Glen Coen 55 and Marjorie Goldsberry 15. The other crashes involved Roger Hooper 19 and Robert Irwin 37 near Glouster with minor injuries and speeding citations. A third collision on County Road 9 left one driver in a ditch but no serious injuries. Another Saturday crash near Route 50 A led to a citation for Linda Robinson 18 for improper left turn. A Meigs County incident saw Lewis Smith 37 and James Jones 23 cited for failing to yield.
The temperature remained above freezing in Athens on Monday with a low of six above zero and later rose to 17 by 11 a.m. Sunday saw 35 degrees, while Rural Hamley Run reported two below and four below Sunday. The Weather Bureau forecasts a slow warming trend through Wednesday.
Esther Bartlett of Millfield Route 1 was named meter maid in Athens in a police department announcement. She succeeds Angela Hudwell who resigned January 24 to join her husband at an Army service station in Missouri.
A Common Pleas Court entry states Dan Kovach of Glouster has been excused from jury service due to physical inability to serve.
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